If you are searching for a new handset with more navigation capabilities, then check out the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition. The new handset comes bundled with lifetime WALK navigation and voice-guided DRIVE licenses. The phone also features the latest version of Ovi Maps, which includes high-res aerial images, weather service, terrain maps, and 3D landmarks for over 200 cities. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition will be available in the third quarter of 2009 at an estimated retail price of €285 (about $405) before taxes and subsidies. Each purchase will come with a Nokia car kit and a car charger. More
Sony Ericsson today introduced a new GPS-enabled phone namely the Sony Ericsson U10i. The UMTS HSPA phone comes jam packed with an 8.1MP digital camera with flash, a slide-out keypad, a microSD cards for storage expansions, a full touch screen display, Bluetooth, and a 1000mAh removable battery. The handset is also known as the Aino, which is ready to hit the U.S. market in the fourth quarter of this year. [Navigadget]
A Korean manufacturer Point-I is supposedly working on the “TocToc” GPS, an add-on that would provide the same kind of functionality offered by onboard GPS receivers with map support. However, there is no information if this requires a smartphone to work on or will work on any kind of operating system. Stay tuned for more updates. [AVING]
The Garmin Asus Nuviphone M20 will be released later this year. The company also announces the Nuviphone G60, that features a 3.5 inch touchscreen display, built-in accelerometer, pre-loaded maps of your region, a 3MP shooter with geo-tagging ability and Ciao! location-based social tool. The handset also supports HSDPA/3G connectivity, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. The company has promised a “first half of 2009″ release. [Newlaunches]
The FCC has approved the Pharos Traveler 117. It is a GPS navigator that will be released in the US. This PDA smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and 400MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 processor. The gadget also offers Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), Tri band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity (850/1900/2100 MHz), a 2.8 inch resistive TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 640 pixels, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a 2MP camera. There is also a secondary VGA camera for video calls. You can purchase an unlocked Pharos Traveler 117 for $529.95. [UnWiredView]
Here is the latest GPS smartphone from Pharos. Known as the Traveler 137, the handset offers a 3.5-inch wide VGA screen with a 3MP camera, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and supports for GPRS/EDGE, 3G, UMTS, HSDPA at 7.2Mbps, and 2 Mbps HSUPA on US and European band. This smartphone also features a 512MB of flash memory onboard with SDHC memory card support, the 528MHz processor, 256MB RAM, and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. You can buy the Pharos Traveler 137 smartphone when it is released in the first quarter of 2009 for approx. $600. [Press Release]
